tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770050700277631133.post6412357842661794656..comments2015-10-14T10:56:50.796-07:00Comments on Life as I know it....: Preparing for Perry's Birthday, the power of a nameKatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02792351200247570656noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770050700277631133.post-32294164744184982762013-06-07T21:30:49.725-07:002013-06-07T21:30:49.725-07:00Wendy,
Thank you for your comments. I was just loo...Wendy,<br />Thank you for your comments. I was just looking at your blog yesterday and wondering about your family. I look at where I am today and think of you a year ago- that second year that you hold out in your mind as 'better' (in that first year hoping the pain will magically dissipate). It looks amazingly the same as the first with maybe just the benefit of knowing what to expect a little more. In some ways the fog lifts more and the realization that it is real sets in a bit more. I am finally just accepting that to some extent this is life until I get to go home. I do allow light in more, Perry is always in the background of my mind. All the emotions are tangled up sometimes.<br /><br />I too think of your family whenever I see Grace's name. It comes up a lot on the screen in church. I think of her when I touch the lamb's ear in Perry's garden. I can only imagine how much Heather thinks of her little sister. I know Emily thinks of Perry. <br /><br />Emily still thinks about your family as well and was chatting about spiders and kittens. She talks about the duck, and her friend :)<br /><br />Write more in your blog as you get time. I know sometimes it feels like the same post you have already written, but I want to know- doesn't have to be pretty. I really enjoy some of the scriptures that you posted- many I have taken comfort in as well and others are a new discovery.<br /><br />Thinking of your family,<br /><br />KatieKatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02792351200247570656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770050700277631133.post-4364321628542852522013-06-07T06:15:57.423-07:002013-06-07T06:15:57.423-07:00Katie,
Thank you for continuing to share with us....Katie,<br /><br />Thank you for continuing to share with us. I agree with the power that a name has. I love the pictures that you shared. They make me smile, yet they make my heart feel so heavy.<br /><br />As you know, Bob named our Grace when he was with her in the NICU. When he came back to my room in the hospital and told me that he named her Grace, I felt relief. What a perfect name! At the same time, it continues to be very difficult to sit through church services each week because "grace" is said and sung so many times. <br /><br />The day before we "observed" her 3rd birthday, Bob and I were driving with Heather. She was quiet in the back seat, so Bob turned around to check on her. She was writing on her leg with pen. Of course the first reaction was to scold. When we got out of the car I looked at her leg to see what she drew. She wrote Grace's name and put a heart around it. I just smiled and continue to love how she remembers Grace. <br /><br />A couple of nights ago as I went up to tuck Heather into bed, I noticed that she wrote Grace's name again. This time it was in marker on the white trim of her window. Again, I just smiled. <br /><br />We have a Perry Lane less than a mile down the road. I'll send a picture soon. We continue to think of you and your family as you continue on this journey...living with a child in heaven. Praying that your earthly journey will lead you all to heaven one day where you will be together again forever.<br /><br />WendyWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13560588970050752634noreply@blogger.com